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There goes someone out in koo koo land.. I'm talking about George Washington and to make an argument you have to go into some tangent about being communist thats so illogical that it doesnt deserve a response..
Just saying that every form of government had political figures owning Mansions, even the commies.
A McMansion is not about size, but about cookie cutter developments. In a town near Raleigh, Cary (referred to a Concentrated Area of Relocated Yankees), overpriced McMansions run at around 600K and about 3000sqft, on top of each other. That's a McMansion.
According to the way you describe your place, it isn't a McMansion.
You used to be right about the definition of "McMansions", the term used to be used to refer to large homes up to 4,000 sf, where the homes were so large that they took up the majority of the lot that they sat on, and looked so out of place that they overshadowed neighbors homes.
Lately the definition is being dwarfing into meaning larger sf homes, regardless to their looks.
Right, my 6,000 sf home, is far from boring or unamerican, (considering that it was build ages ago and was added onto) With 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, livingroom, familyroom, office, 8 car garage, 3 acres of peaceful land, 2 driveways, office, 1,000 + enclosed porch in the middle of a town 2 miles from the mall, stores, offices, everything I'd need, is very far from boring. What was boring was the house I'm moving out of near the city, not near one grocery store, with parking costs up the butt because of taxes, income taxes to the point that they are choking.
Few Americans owned 6000sqft homes back in the day, and few can truly afford them now.
Why is every counterargument to the 'burbs, the city? There are rural areas, university areas, etc.
Your home isn't boring and isn't a McMansion. It should be interesting to see what the bill to heat and cool is though
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Funny to think that some people think its the same individuals who think that McMansions are "unamerican" that want to force government programs on you like healthcare, regulations, socialism, welfare...
I don't think any of these things. My posts are Libertarian to the extreme. I would never think to use government to prevent anyone from living in a 20,000sqft home if they wanted to.
It should be interesting to see what the bill to heat and cool is though
About $150-$200 a month at the most, including gas and electric.
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I don't think any of these things. My posts are Libertarian to the extreme. I would never think to use government to prevent anyone from living in a 20,000sqft home if they wanted to.
Well thats good because if I want a stupid looking house on a stupid small lot, I'd buy a townhouse..
watch out pghquest.PETA might confiscate your home and make it a animal shelter and use the 1000 ft porch as a petting zoo.They'll just move you out to the tool shed.
You used to be right about the definition of "McMansions", the term used to be used to refer to large homes up to 4,000 sf, where the homes were so large that they took up the majority of the lot that they sat on, and looked so out of place that they overshadowed neighbors homes.
Lately the definition is being dwarfing into meaning larger sf homes, regardless to their looks.
According to Wikipedia:
A McMansion is generally considered a house between 3000 ft² (280 m²) to 5000 ft² (460 m²) in size in homogeneous communities that are often produced by a developer. Although they are generally large homes, they are mass produced and are not of the caliber of a mansion. Their cost places them in the purchasing range of the upper middle class segment of the population.
The "definition" to some is whatever they want it to be. The consensus is the above.
Would you like me to change the definition in Wiki?
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